“The” Lucubrations of Isaac Bickerstaff , Esq, Հատոր 4G. Risk, G. and A. Ewing, and W. Smith, Booksellers in Damestreet, 1751 |
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Էջ vii
... fhall do this in very few Words ; for when a Man has no Defign but to speak plain Truth , he may say a great Deal in a very narrow Compafs .. I have , in the Dedication of the First Volume made my Ac- knowledgments to Dr. Swift , whofe ...
... fhall do this in very few Words ; for when a Man has no Defign but to speak plain Truth , he may say a great Deal in a very narrow Compafs .. I have , in the Dedication of the First Volume made my Ac- knowledgments to Dr. Swift , whofe ...
Էջ ix
... fhall be fo arrogant as to fay of myself , that in Spight of all the Force of Fashion and Preju- dice , in the Face of all the World , I alone bewailed the Condition of an English Gentleman , whofe Fortune and Life are at this Day ...
... fhall be fo arrogant as to fay of myself , that in Spight of all the Force of Fashion and Preju- dice , in the Face of all the World , I alone bewailed the Condition of an English Gentleman , whofe Fortune and Life are at this Day ...
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... fhall therefore wave such high Points , and be as ufeful as I can to Perfons of lefs Mo- ment than any he hints at . When a Man runs into à little Fame in the World , as he meets with a great Deal of Reproach which he does not deserve ...
... fhall therefore wave such high Points , and be as ufeful as I can to Perfons of lefs Mo- ment than any he hints at . When a Man runs into à little Fame in the World , as he meets with a great Deal of Reproach which he does not deserve ...
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... fhall use the fame Method as my Correfpondent's Tenants did with him , in rela- tion to one whom I never had a Kindness for ; but shall , notwithstanding , prefume to give him my Advice . Ifaac Bickerstaff , Efq ; of Great Britain , to ...
... fhall use the fame Method as my Correfpondent's Tenants did with him , in rela- tion to one whom I never had a Kindness for ; but shall , notwithstanding , prefume to give him my Advice . Ifaac Bickerstaff , Efq ; of Great Britain , to ...
Էջ 8
... fhall fmile when you fpeak of Sincerity in a Courtier , good Senfe in a Soldier , or Honefty in a Politician . The Reason of this is , That you hardly fee one Play wherein each of thefe Ways of Life is not drawn by Hands that know ...
... fhall fmile when you fpeak of Sincerity in a Courtier , good Senfe in a Soldier , or Honefty in a Politician . The Reason of this is , That you hardly fee one Play wherein each of thefe Ways of Life is not drawn by Hands that know ...
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